Mary Oliver Ideas
The poem is both an elegy to the passing of life and a manifesto about how we should approach our mortality. Set in the woods.
What is In Blackwater Woods
CCTAP
What is context, contention, tone and text type, audience and author, purpose.
alleges
to make a claim
'The cool pursed/ lips of the wind/ draw them/out of the ground.'
What is personification.
In this poem, Oliver explores the rejuvenating and revitalising effect of a new day; delighting in shared experience that humans have with this phenomena.
What is 'Sunrise'.
SIPALE
Section and intention of the section developed via persuasive strategy, argument, language used to develop the argument and intended effect on the audience.
implies
'...the thick paw of my life...'
What is zoomorphism.
This supernatural poem laments the destruction of the natural world brought about by European settlement.
What is 'Ghosts'.
The key points or reasons the author uses to support the contention.
Argument
augments
makes greater or increases
'...how sensual/ the lightning's/ poured stroke! and still,/what a fire and a risk!'
This poem has similar ideas to Wordsworth's 'A Butterfly' and encapsulates small images of life. Throughout the poem, she emphasises the need for both enjoying the sensory pleasures of the moment, and also a need for the imagination: for time spent in solitude and thought.
What is 'One or Two Things'.
The specific action the author wants the audience to take, beyond just agreeing with the contention.
Intention
Fortifies
strengthens
'... my ripped arms, thinking...'
or
'...nobody owns, I spend...'
What is caesura. Juxtaposes between ideas or images.
This burning poem challenges the reader's comfort and explores the stark reality of human suffering and human cruelty
What is 'Acid'.
What is the intended effect of these techniques on the audience? How do they persuade? Is it What, How, Why?
Why
trivialises
dismisses
'Every morning
the world
is created'
or
'you will swim away along the soft trails'
What is different line length.